1st Meeting of CAWOS " Capitla Area Wide Open Shooters Jan 12 2008

Come join me and a few friends on at 10 am on Saturday January 12th a the National Building Museum for a few hours of fun shooting with a small twist,

The twist being that everyone brings only one lens, preferably a prime, and uses it wide open all day. Zoom are of course cool but in the spirit of day should be left at one focal length

Afterwards we’ll grab some lunch and shoot the breeze and Quote Ken Rockwell


Mike
Capital Area Wide Open Shooters (CAWOS)

Count me in; possibly my wife as well - I'm not allowed to volunteer her for things anymore .

Primarily outdoor shooting? Or indoor as well?

Looking forward to it,

Sean

Woo Hoo!

This sounds like fun but alas, I am hundreds of miles away. But I would like to play, "Lets quite Ken Rockwell" So here is my Rockwell-ism.

And I quote:
"I not saying my photos are any good"

And my personal favorite:
"Oh yes - Camera phones also can be just as good as any other camera."

And I have been struggling to make my 5D look as good as my Motorola. If I had only paid attention to Ken I could have saved millions.

seanbaker wrote in post #4535527
Count me in; possibly my wife as well - I'm not allowed to volunteer her for things anymore .

Primarily outdoor shooting? Or indoor as well?

Looking forward to it,

Sean

Sean,

A little of both The museum opens at 10 so we'll probable explore the interior then exterior of it and then the surrounding area depending on time and weather.

Mike

Sounds like fun, you can count me in!

Sounds like a great challenge to create. Count me in for this awesome opportunity.

All,

There's a bunch of green metal tables and chairs on the main floor of the museum, lets plan on gathering at one of them.

Mike

Looks like the weathers going to be great

strange weather we've been having. Just got back from New York, it went from a very comfortable 20 degrees, to a very cold 35 degree, and then a beautiful 60s! Love it! Makes me not miss living in Orlando. Looking forward to this trip

I went to the National Building Museum (albeit arriving a bit late at 10:40), but I didn't see anyone. Well, there were a few people with Canon DSLRs walking around and they weren't in a group or anything, but I didn't see Mike.

I stayed for about an hour or so with my son and took a stroll around the Verizon center and then went back home. I did stick to the rule and shot everything wide-open using the 24L. I'll try to post some pics tonight.

Lord_Malone wrote in post #4688870
I went to the National Building Museum (albeit arriving a bit late at 10:40), but I didn't see anyone. Well, there were a few people with Canon DSLRs walking around and they weren't in a group or anything, but I didn't see Mike.

I stayed for about an hour or so with my son and took a stroll around the Verizon center and then went back home. I did stick to the rule and shot everything wide-open using the 24L. I'll try to post some pics tonight.

Ed,

Sorry I missed you Sean, his wife and I were those people walking around with Canon DSLRs LOL

Lessoned learned get cell phone number next time

Mike

Can't wait to see some of your shots.

Yeah, I thought I had your number plugged into my cell phone, but it wasn't there. I have several "Mike" numbers saved, but I guess I never saved yours. Maybe we just missed each other. What time did you guys leave? I had my son with me and was wearing a copper colored sport coat. I know we've only seen eachother twice in person, but I'd think you'd recognize me if you saw me again, bro.

A few of my pictures from today's meet. I submit that they will shortly be outdone by Mike, LM, and (if she posts them) Sarah, but nonetheless here they are.

Things I learned shooting today:

1. Arbitrary 'rules' for how to shoot really do force you to think more about every aspect of your photography and emphasize the importance of knowing your equipment.
   
   
   1. My technique desperately needs improvement (evidence below) to handle the 50/1.4's narrow depth of field.
      
   2. Just because an image looks sharp while chimping doesn't mean it is sharp.
      
   3. I need to shoot more and more often.
   
   
2. Less is more. Don't spend time doing in CS3 what could have been done in camera. See above.
   
3. Mike is an exceptional photographer and a gentleman, willing to answer all sorts of newb questions. Ken Rockwell, eat your heart out.

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Yeah, I definitely didn't see you guys. I would've remembered seeing a young lady walking around with an old Army PT jacket and a messenger bag identical to the one I was carrying. Those look great, Sean. I didn't snap nearly as many photos as I would've liked. My son was running around all over the place and I spent most of the time just trying to keep up with him.